Global Patent Index - EP 2440744 A1

EP 2440744 A1 20120418 - AN INJECTION-BACKFLOW TECHNIQUE FOR MEASURING FRACTURE SURFACE AREA ADJACENT TO A WELLBORE

Title (en)

AN INJECTION-BACKFLOW TECHNIQUE FOR MEASURING FRACTURE SURFACE AREA ADJACENT TO A WELLBORE

Title (de)

EINSPRITZRÜCKFLUSSTECHNIK ZUM MESSEN DES BRUCHOBERFLÄCHENBEREICHS UNMITTELBAR NEBEN EINEM BOHRLOCH

Title (fr)

TECHNIQUE DE RETOUR D'ÉCOULEMENT D'INJECTION POUR MESURER UNE SURFACE DE FRACTURE AU VOISINAGE D'UN PUITS DE FORAGE

Publication

EP 2440744 A1 20120418 (EN)

Application

EP 10786946 A 20100611

Priority

  • US 2010038420 W 20100611
  • US 18650709 P 20090612

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2010314105A1] An injection backflow technique for measuring fracture surface area adjacent to a wellbore is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method comprises measuring an initial temperature profile along the length of a wellbore. A tracer composition is injected into the wellbore at an initial concentration. The tracer composition includes a reactive tracer and a secondary tracer that is less reactive than the reactive tracer. The tracer composition diffuses within subterranean reservoir for a time. A secondary tracer concentration and a reactive tracer concentration are measured as a function of time. A reservoir fracture surface area is calculated using a reservoir fluid flow model.

IPC 8 full level

E21B 47/00 (2012.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

E21B 43/26 (2013.01 - EP US); E21B 47/11 (2020.05 - EP US); E21B 49/008 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2010144872A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2010314105 A1 20101216; US 8162049 B2 20120424; AU 2010259936 A1 20120202; EP 2440744 A1 20120418; WO 2010144872 A1 20101216

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 81414810 A 20100611; AU 2010259936 A 20100611; EP 10786946 A 20100611; US 2010038420 W 20100611